The complex Fc(CH=CH)
2C
![](/i<font color=)
mages/entities/tbd1.gif">C-TMS (Fc = ferrocenyl) was obtained from Wittig olefinationof FcCH
2PPh
3Br with TMS-C
![](/i<font color=)
mages/entities/tbd1.gif">CCH=CHCHO in THF. The conjugated monometallic dienecan be desilylated to give Fc(CH=CH)
2C
![](/i<font color=)
mages/entities/tbd1.gif">CH, which reacted with RuHCl(CO)(PPh
3)
3 toproduce Fc(CH=CH)
3RuCl(CO)(PPh
3)
2. Treatment of the latter complex with PMe
3, 4-phenylpyridine (PhPy), 2,6-(Ph
2PCH
2)
2C
5H
3N (PMP), and KTp (Tp = hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate) gave Fc(CH=CH)
3RuCl(CO)(PMe
3)
3, Fc(CH=CH)
3RuCl(CO)(PhPy)(PPh
3)
2, Fc(CH=CH)
3RuCl(CO)(PMP), and Fc(CH=CH)
3RuTp(CO)(PPh
3), respectively. The structures ofFc(CH=CH)
2C
![](/i<font color=)
mages/entities/tbd1.gif">CH and Fc(CH=CH)
3RuCl(CO)(PMe
3)
3 have been confirmed by X-raydiffraction.